RT Article
T1 Gang Activity and Overall Levels of Crime: A New Mapping Tool for Defining Areas of Gang Activity Using Police Records
JF Journal of quantitative criminology
VO 16
IS 3
SP 369
OP 383
A1 Block, Richard 1944-
LA English
YR 2000
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1764278070
AB In this note, a new method for defining gang activity areas based uponpolice records is illustrated using the Chicago Police Department's1996 incident files. This method is based upon standard geographictechniques and uses a uniform grid that divides the city into 150-msquares. It is shown that this technique may be useful both in describinggang activity areas and in describing the spatial distribution of crime inlarge cities. A strong relationship is found between the number of gangsthat are active in an area and the general level of criminal activity.
K1 Spatial Analysis
K1 Geography
K1 Gangs
K1 Chicago
DO 10.1023/A:1007579007011